SAN FRANCISCO — As LeBron James conducted his pregame dribbling routine at the Chase Center, the sparse but rapidly-filling crowd ooh’d and aah’d over the scene on display.
Not the 41-year-old Lakers star, who is an enigma of stardom and longevity, and bridged the free-flowing energy into their 129-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. They were watching his daughter Zhuri, 11, as she mimicked her father’s warmup behind him.
James turned to look at his youngest child, smiling as he watched her dribble – and continued his warmup. Zhuri even tossed a pre-game alley oop to James, perfectly placed above the rim for her dad to slam home with two hands. Little did James know, Zhuri would be the first of many to set up a Lakers’ basket Saturday. Shooting 53.3% as a team – and 46.3% (19 for 41) from 3-point range – the Lakers (35-24) controlled every aspect of Saturday’s game to snap the three-game skid. Luka Doncic led the Lakers in scoring, tallying 16 of his 26-total points in the second half. Austin Reaves shook off a 5-for-12 shooting performance against Phoenix on Thursday to sink seven of 11 of his shots for 17 points against the Warriors.
James, who has been the Lakers’ worst 3-point shooter across their last 10 games (19.5% from beyond the arc), started to find his groove from long range as the Lakers extended their lead to as many as 24 points in the first half – which continued to grow as high as 32 – en route to 22 points, making four of his six looks from 3.
The four-time MVP sank a 25-footer from the top of the key for an 8-2 lead, drilled an unassisted 3 from the left wing to make it 20-7 and sank a step-back from near the corner to place the Lakers ahead by 19 before assisting a 3-pointer for guard Marcus Smart to grab a 46-22 advantage with 8:33 remaining in the second quarter. At the third quarter’s end, the Lakers led 99-72 in front of the sell-out crowd, their largest lead entering the fourth quarter all season.
Lakers guard/forward Luke Kennard scored 16 points, his most since joining the Lakers at the trade deadline – and since Jan. 21 when he scored 21 points for the Atlanta Hawks in a victory over Memphis.
Since the All-Star break, the Golden State Warriors (31-29) have attempted the most 3-pointers in the league – and lead the NBA in assist rate, averaging 33.8 assists per game despite Stephen Curry still being sidelined with patella-femoral pain syndrome (otherwise known as runner’s knee) since Jan. 30. Without Curry – the 37-year-old, 12-time All-Star available – the Warriors have now stumbled through a 4-6 record over their last 10 games. Across that span, guard Moses Moody has helped Golden State pick up the pieces offensively; the 6-foot-3 shooting guard has fired off nearly eight 3-pointers per game to a 40.8% clip entering the game, averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game.
Moody, as with many of his teammates Saturday, appeared persona non grata compared to the Lakers. Warriors forward Gui Santos led Golden State with 14 points, while Moody recorded 12 points, sinking four of his 12 attempts from 3, while Golden State shot a dire 12 for 44 from long range in defeat.
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